There are 7 ways to get from Seattle to Gary by plane, train, train (Amtrak), bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), car, or bus
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Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane SEA - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
7h 48m$145–620Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)plane SEA - ORD
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
8h 2m$115–470Train
- Take the train from Seattle to Chicago Union Stationtrain Empire Builder
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain Ssl / ...
47h 15m$608–1,311Bus
- Take the bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Gary Bus Stationbus
2d 2h$389–758Drive 2,044.4 mi
- Drive from Seattle to Garycar 2,044.4 mi
32h 54m$374–539Fly Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane SEA - MKE
- Take the bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departuresbus
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
10h 13m$260–1,009Train to Portland International Airport, fly to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
- Take the train from Seattle to Portlandtrain
- Fly from Portland International Airport (PDX) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane PDX - MDW
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Centertrain
11h 14m$240–922
Seattle to Gary by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Seattle to Gary is to fly and train which costs $110 - $470 and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Seattle to Gary is to fly and train which takes 7h 48m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Seattle station to Gary station. However, there are services departing from Seattle Bus Station and arriving at Gary Bus Station via Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Seattle and Gary is 1796 miles. The road distance is 2056.3 miles.
The best way to get from Seattle to Gary without a car is to train which takes 47h 15m and costs $600 - $1,400.
It takes approximately 7h 48m to get from Seattle to Gary, including transfers.
Seattle to Gary bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Seattle Bus Station.
The best way to get from Seattle to Gary is to train which takes 47h 15m and costs $600 - $1,400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $380 - $800 and takes 2 days 2h.
Seattle to Gary bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Denver Union Station.
Gary is 2h ahead of Seattle. It is currently 7:39 PM in Seattle and 9:39 PM in Gary.
What companies run services between Seattle, WA, USA and Gary, IN, USA?
You can take a train from Seattle to Gary Metro Center via Chicago Union Station, Jackson & Clinton, Michigan & Van Buren/Ida B. Wells, and Van Buren St. in around 47h 15m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Seattle Bus Station to Gary Bus Station via Denver Union Station and Chicago Bus Station in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Portland International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to Gary Metro Center
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Seattle to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Seattle to Portland
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Seattle Bus Station to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Denver Union Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $4–10
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Gary Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–7
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Mitchell Airport to O'Hare International Airport - Terminal 2 Departures
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–39
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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